RSU 21 residents reject $75 million school renovation bond

It represents the largest borrowing package ever put before voters in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel.

By Gillian Graham ggraham@pressherald.com
Staff Writer 

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KENNEBUNK - Residents of Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel on Tuesday soundly rejected the largest borrowing package ever put before voters of the three towns.

The proposed $75 million bond to pay for renovations at three Regional School Unit 21 schools is believed to be the largest school bond ever proposed in the state, according to the Maine Department of Education. It would have paid for renovations at Kennebunk High School, Kennebunkport Consolidated School and Mildred L. Day School in Arundel.

Voters across the 4-year-old district rejected the bond by a 2-1 margin, with a total of 4,870 votes against and 2,110 votes in favor of the renovation projects.

The bond was rejected by a nearly 3-1 margin in Kennebunk, the largest town in the district, with 1,303 votes in favor and 3,118 votes against the plan. In Kennebunkport, the bond failed by a vote of 582 to 1,024. In Arundel, there were 225 votes in favor of the bond and 728 against it.

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